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Blu Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Blu?

The rare name Blu was the 3,780th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Blu, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,730 in 1973.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 28 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Blu in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2008.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Blu occurred roughly during the years 2013-2017.

Sometimes the name Blu has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Blu popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Blu's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Blu has risen dramatically.

The name Blu is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Blu (Girl)Blu (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 16 7,104 28 3,780
2017 6 14,374 18 5,116
2016 12 8,962 15 5,802
2015 10 10,252 14 6,029
2014 10 10,250 12 6,668
2013 < 5 -- 9 8,181
2012 10 10,549 7 9,819
2011 6 15,130 6 10,978
2010 < 5 -- 7 9,813
2009 6 15,539 9 8,369
2008 9 11,735 < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 5 17,548 7 9,688
2005 7 13,221 5 11,674
2004 5 16,482 8 8,218
2003 6 14,117 8 7,926
2002 10 9,588 < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- 6 9,384
2000 5 15,385 5 10,547
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1980 < 5 -- 7 4,986
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1975 < 5 -- 6 4,863
1974 < 5 -- 7 4,229
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.